Sailing Uma
Dan and Kika document the extensive technical refit and systems engineering required to prepare their sailboat, Uma, for an all-electric global circumnavigation.
👋 We're Dan & Kika, We rescued a small sailboat from 1972, rebuilt it, converted it to ALL ELECTRIC, made it our home. We’ve been rebuilding Uma for something big in 2026… we’ll share more soon 🔔 New episodes weekly! Subscribe and Join us as we take you along our crazy journey, sailing around the world, one step at a time. + Join the Uma Nation on Patreon for ad-free episodes, BTS, Podcast, …
Marina, Turkey· May 2026
582 videos· 50 deeply analyzed
The ONE Thing We Disagreed on This Entire Refit | Step 494The crew of the Pearson 35 *Uma* installs a convertible nook-to-table system secured for offshore conditions.Aug 9, 2026
We Owe You The Full StoryDan and Kika are preparing their boat, Uma, for an all-electric, one-year circumnavigation using Starlink for connectivity.Jul 27, 2026
We spent $10,000 on something Pretty | Step 493The crew of Uma installs synthetic teak decking in the cockpit using a vacuum-bagging technique for adhesion.Jul 19, 2026
We Covered Our Boat in Solar. Is It Enough? | Step 492 (Part 3)The crew of Uma installed 17 independent solar arrays to maintain power production despite frequent deck shading.Jul 13, 2026
Installing 30 Solar Panels on a 36ft Sailboat | Step 491A 36-foot sailboat achieves a 3,000-watt solar capacity using 30 custom-fit panels and epoxy-sealed cable penetrations.Jun 21, 2026
The Hidden System Behind 6X More Solar on Our Tiny Sailboat | Step 490A multi-zone solar distribution board uses 17 individual MPPT controllers to minimize shading-related power losses.Jun 14, 2026
Uma is Ready to Launch! (But there's a catch) | Step 489Uma's hull is launch-ready after five coats of ablative antifoul and a new ultrasonic transducer install.Jun 7, 2026
How Many Sails Does it Take To Replace a Diesel Engine? | Step 488Uma's electric drivetrain makes light-wind sail performance the top priority in a six-sail custom suite from Precision Sails.May 31, 2026
Turning Our Powerboat Back Into a Sailboat | Step 487Uma's mast is stepped after two and a half years, rigged for four headsails and two bow furlers.May 24, 2026
We Cut our Mast in Half | Step 486Uma's new custom aluminum mast from Danish maker John Mast arrives in Sardinia for stepping.May 17, 2026 · Marina, Turkey
The Last Jobs Before We Step the Mast | Step 485Uma's new stainless deck collar ties halyards to the mast, not the deck, enabling cockpit-led control lines.May 10, 2026
The Most Overbuilt Furler We’ve Ever Seen | Step 484Dan dry-assembles a Schaefer 2100 furler on Uma, working through its 46-step manual before mast-stepping day.May 3, 2026
We’re Not Supposed to DIY This… But Here We Are | Step 483Uma installs a Termodynamica superyacht HVAC unit — 30,000 BTU, seawater-cooled, titanium heat exchanger — on a small sailboat.Apr 26, 2026
We Ignored Marine Electrical Code… Here’s Why | Step 482A multi-tiered AC charging system allows for flexible shore power intake across international voltage and frequency standards.Apr 12, 2026
Our New Raw Water System Failed. So We Built a Better One | Step 481A solid cast bronze raw water strainer with a captive O-ring provides superior reliability below the waterline.Apr 5, 2026
It’s Official…The Perfect Water Pump Doesn't Exist. | Step 480The crew installs a Marco UP/E freshwater pump on Uma using double-isolated HDPE mounts to minimize vibration.Mar 29, 2026
We Wasted $1,000 Testing 12v Water Pumps (So You Don’t Have To) | Step 479Uma's 84-decibel Jabsco Parmax HD5 triggers a seven-pump noise shootout including a Marco impeller and a $70 Seaflow.Mar 22, 2026
Our Boat's Water Pump is WAY Too Loud! | Step 478A Jabsco Par-Max five-diaphragm water pump caused excessive noise and vibration when mounted to a boat bulkhead.Mar 15, 2026
This Water System Solves Two Boat Problems | Step 477A custom freshwater plumbing system uses a solenoid and float switch to prevent accidental tank overflow.Mar 9, 2026
Drilling holes in our boat to make it unsinkable | Step 476The crew installs bilge pumps and through-hull fittings to finalize hull integrity and seal all remaining openings.Feb 28, 2026
This Is the Last Line of Defense Before Our Boat Sinks | Step 475Installing high-capacity manual and electric bilge pumps with check valves increases emergency water evacuation capability.Feb 22, 2026
There’s No Going Back Now | Step 474Custom-fabricated 12mm stainless steel chain plates and epoxy bedding ensure a leak-proof, high-strength rig foundation.Feb 16, 2026 · Olbia, Sardinia, Italy
Designing a Fail-Safe Sailboat Anchoring System (From Wiring to Anchor) | Step 473The crew of Uma installs a 48-volt windlass system with duplex stainless steel chain and an Ultra anchor.Feb 9, 2026
Solving Messy Boat Wiring: Our Conduit System Explained | Step 472Installing rigid conduit and junction boxes creates a permanent, accessible backbone for future electrical and plumbing upgrades.Feb 2, 2026 · Italy
Our Electrical System isn’t “smart” | Step 471A redundant, modular electrical system uses external BMS components to ensure field-serviceability and prevent total power loss.Jan 25, 2026
No Diesel, No Generator: How We’ll Charge our All-electric Sailboat | Step 470An all-electric sailboat installs an 8-kilowatt inverter and 32-amp shore power system to support galley appliances.Jan 19, 2026
We Didn’t Expect to Weld on Our Fiberglass Boat | Step 469Dan learns TIG welding stainless and aluminum aboard Uma, guided by CAM professionals in the Netherlands.Jan 11, 2026
Unfiltered Raw Live Update (Our Plans for 2026)Dan and Kika confirm Uma gets a tiller and detail what remains before their 2026 relaunch.Jan 4, 2026
Turning our Monohull Into a Catamaran (Without Adding a Hull) | Step 468Dan and Kika install dual Oceanvolt electric motors, liquid cooling, and throttle controls on their monohull.Dec 22, 2025
Wiring 50kWh of Lithium Batteries (The Correct Way) | Step 467Dan and Kika wire a 50kWh lithium battery bank using dual-conductor cabling and Class T fuses.Dec 14, 2025
Connecting the System That Will Run Our Entire Electric Sailboat | Step 466A modular Victron Lynx bus bar system provides a scalable, high-capacity electrical backbone for electric sailboats.Dec 7, 2025
Clever Plumbing Hacks for a Sailboat | Step 465A sailboat freshwater system uses an expansion tank and isolation valves for efficient pressure and maintenance.Nov 30, 2025
Securing and Plumbing our New Watertanks | Step 464Dan and Kika install modular, redundant water tanks in their v-berth using reusable PEX push-fit plumbing fittings.Nov 16, 2025
Solving The Problem With Our New Batteries (BUSES - Part 3) | Step 463Custom 3D-printed caps and integrated battery case bumpers simplify the installation of a high-capacity lithium bank.Nov 9, 2025
Our New Batteries: Double the capacity and half the weight (BUSES - Part 2) | Step 462Ten Victron NG 48V batteries replace twelve Battle Born units, doubling capacity to 50 kWh at half the weight.Nov 2, 2025
Finishing a 7 year old Project | Step 461Reinforcing and waterproofing cockpit locker lids with foam, fiberglass, and epoxy prevents water ingress during heavy seas.Oct 26, 2025
Making Space For More Batteries | Step 460Rat-chewed through-hulls replaced with fiberglass stern-tube stock doubling cockpit drain diameter on Uma.Oct 19, 2025
We barely recognized our own boat | Step 459Dan and Kika finish painting their boat's interior and use VR to compare it with previous layouts.Oct 6, 2025
We Sprayed Cork All Over Our Ceiling | Step 458Applying three coats of spray-on cork insulation provides thermal management and acoustic dampening for a boat interior.Sep 28, 2025
Our New Water Tanks Don't Fit !| Step 457Custom-built thermoplastic water tanks require a larger V-berth access hatch and a reinforced frame for stability.Sep 21, 2025
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 5) | Step 456Uma's hard dodger receives Top Windows tempered-glass panes and a flush-motor Selden electric winch.Sep 14, 2025
Installing Boat Hardware That Doesn't Suck! | Step 455The crew of *Uma* installs Schaefer deck hardware using G10 backing plates and epoxy-sealed through-deck bolt penetrations.Sep 6, 2025
Keeping the ocean out: Portlights & Hatches installation | Step 454The crew of *Uma* installs Lewmar hatches and portlights using G10 pedestals and polyurethane sealant to prevent leaks.Aug 31, 2025
Woke up to Sailboat on Fire! | Step 453The crew of Uma used shipyard fire hoses to contain a blaze before applying SoftSand non-skid decking.Aug 23, 2025
We Painted Our Entire Boat By Hand…(The Results were Shocking) | Step 452Dan and Kika achieve a high-gloss finish on Uma by roll-applying three coats of Perfection Pro paint.Aug 16, 2025
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 4 of 4) | Step 451Dan and Kika reattach the keel to their sailboat, Uma, after completing a major structural fiberglass refit.Aug 1, 2025
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 3 of 4) | Step 450The crew of the Pearson 36 *Uma* dropped their keel to repair grounding damage and install reinforced bolts.Jul 25, 2025
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 2 of 4) | Step 449Uma's keel rebuild: 22 one-inch stainless bolts sistered alongside original bronze J-bolts in a Pearson 419.Jul 19, 2025
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 1 of 4) | Step 448The owners of a Pearson 36 are dropping their keel to replace the bolts after 10 years.Jul 13, 2025
Can we Fit 3.6kW of Solar on Our Tiny Sailboat? | Step 447Uma's deck template maps 3.6 kW of solar across a 36-foot monohull, up from 400 watts.Jul 5, 2025
74 Holes That Will Never Leak (Thanks to This Material) | Step 445Dan installs custom G10 pedestals on *Uma* to relocate the traveler and eliminate 74 deck-penetrating bolt holes.Jun 20, 2025
3D Printing our Boat Parts | Step 444The crew of Uma fabricates a custom fiberglass throttle pod using a 3D-printed mold for their dodger.Jun 13, 2025
We can't decide how to steer our boat | Step 443The crew of Uma considers replacing their cockpit helm with a tiller to improve steering system efficiency.Jun 6, 2025
We Kept a Secret From You (Exciting Announcement)May 31, 2025
Building The Ultimate Sailboat Electric System (Oceanvolt Motors) | Step 442May 30, 2025
We Ran an Experiment: Is Foam Really Better Than Plywood ? | Step 441May 23, 2025
Delayed by 0% Chance of Rain | Step 440May 16, 2025Sort
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BINGE WATCH...526 episodesOngoing
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We built our own ELECTRIC MOTOR (Electro-Beke, part 1) — Sailing Uma [Step 17] - 1
The side of Haiti you've never seen (Part 1) — Sailing Uma [Step 49] - 1
Battle of The Channels PART 1 (Uma vs Atticus) - Sailing Uma [Step 123] - 1
Hefty Susan (Sailboat Galley Refit -Part 1) — Sailing Uma [Step 134] - 1
We're Daily Vlogging Across The Ocean — DAY 1 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.01] - 1
Our #1 SAFETY PRIORITY (Autopilot or Windvane) — Sailing Uma [Step 261] - 1
How to train for emergencies on a boat(STCW part 1) | Step 321 - 1
BOAT LIFE on a Carbon Fibre "Spaceship" (Part 1) | Step 368 - 1
Unique 4x4 Camper Build: Defender 110 Full Tour (Part 1) | Step 418 - 1
Building The Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 1) | Step 430 - 1
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 1 of 4) | Step 448 - 1
Everyone Said Our Black Solar Deck Would Be TOO HOT | Step 492. part 1 - 2
The side of Haiti you've never seen (Part 2) — Sailing Uma [Step 50] - 2
Sailboat DIY Head Renovation (Part 2) — Sailing Uma [Step 133] - 2
Sailboat Racing Cowes [Uma Daily #2] - 2
Fighting to Stay Awake — DAY 2 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.02] - 2
Ready To Fight Fire On A Boat? (STCW part2) | Step 322 - 2
Would you ever sail on this Raceboat? (VO65 Part 2) | Step 369 - 2
Unique 4x4 Camper Build: Defender 110 Full Tour (Part 2) | Step 419 - 2
Building The Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 2) | Step 431 - 2
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 2 of 4) | Step 449 - 2
Our New Batteries: Double the capacity and half the weight (BUSES - Part 2) | Step 462 - 2
Destroying our New Solar Panels on Purpose... | Step 492 (Part 2) - 3
The Side of Haiti You've Never Seen (Part 3) — Sailing Uma [Step 51] - 3
Avoiding Bad Weather at Sea — DAY 3 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.03] - 3
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (Part 3) | Step 437 - 3
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 3 of 4) | Step 450 - 3
Solving The Problem With Our New Batteries (BUSES - Part 3) | Step 463 - 3
We Covered Our Boat in Solar. Is It Enough? | Step 492 (Part 3) - 4
The side of Haiti you've never seen (Part 4) — Sailing Uma [Step 52] - 4
How we Sail at Night — DAY4 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.04] - 4
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (Part 4) | Step 438 - 5
ASMR The SOUNDS of The Sea 🌊— DAY 5 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.05] - 5
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 5) | Step 456 - 6
35kts in the Middle of the Ocean — DAY6 / North Atlantic Crossing | Sailing Uma [Step 192.06] - 7
Bananas ARRR Bad Luck— DAY 7/North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.07] - 8
Kika Goes Crazy Mid-Atlantic — DAY8 /North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.08] - 9
HALFWAY Across an Ocean = SHOWER TIME! — DAY9 /North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.09] - 10
Biggest Waves We've Ever Seen — DAY 10 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.10] - 11
Our Electric Motor Broke — DAY 11 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.11] - 12
A Day On the Ocean in 360° — DAY 12 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.12] - 13
Living on ONE GALLON OF WATER a Day — DAY 13 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.13] - 14
The Days are Getting Shorter — DAY 14 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.14] - 15
LAND! After 2,000 miles at Sea — DAY 15 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.15] - 16
Crossing an Ocean With NO DRAMA! — DAY 16 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.16] - 17
That's it, We're DONE! — DAY 17 / North Atlantic Crossing — Sailing Uma [Step 192.17] - 217
A "Master Class" in Advanced Video Selfies - How we Filmed Step #217 - 48
"Don't Buy a Couch" - Sailing Around the world [step 1] - 49
From City Life, to BOAT LIFE — Sailing Uma [Step 2] - 50
We WAISTED $3k on a rebuilt Diesel Engine! — Sailing Uma [Step 3] - 51
The Refit Begins — Sailing Uma [Step 4] - 52
We're in WAY Over Our Heads! — Sailing Uma [Step 5] - 53
Rebuilding our Keel Structure — Sailing Uma [Step 6] - 54
Delivering a Sailboat Across the Caribbean: 9 days 1200 miles — Sailing Uma [Step 7] - 55
She is Whole Again — Sailing Uma [Step 8] - 56
We're Going FULL ELECTRIC on Our Sailboat! — Sailing Uma [Step 9] - 57
Boat Work Never Ends! — Sailing Uma [Step 10] - 58
Still on the Stands — Sailing Uma [Step 11] - 59
Our Life on the Hard — Sailing Uma Special - 60
Copper Bottom Jeans! — Sailing Uma [Step 12] - 61
Q & A — Sailing Uma Special - 62
Season1 Areal silks run-through — Sailing Uma Special - 63
Does She Float? — Sailing Uma [Step 13] - 64
It's A-Fish-Yall ! — Sailing Uma [Step 14] - 65
Rigging, Sails & Sound Decision — Sailing Uma [Step 15] - 66
DIY welding on a Sailboat — Sailing Uma [Step 16] - 67
Plumbing a Sailboat with PVC — Sailing Uma [Step 18] - 68
Experimental Wiring of our Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 19] - 69
Supplements — Sailing Uma [Step 20] - 70
Testing our electric motor for the first time!— Sailing Uma [Step 21] - 71
Diving in Cozumel Mexico / The BEST Dive Spot we’ve ever seen— Sailing Uma [Step 22] - 72
We swam with a crocodile! — Sailing Uma [Step 23] - 73
Creating MORE SPACE on a SMALL BOAT— Sailing Uma [Step 24] - 74
Name Sake — Sailing Uma [Step 25] - 75
Our goal to sail around the world on our electric Sailboat. — Sailing Uma [Step 26] - 76
M I A — Sailing Uma [Step 27] - 77
Not Key Largo — Sailing Uma [Step 28] - 78
No wind... No worries! — Sailing Uma [Step 29] - 79
What NOT to do when you go sailing! — Sailing Uma [Step 30] - 80
Our FIRST STORM on a Sailboat — Sailing Uma [Step 31] - 81
Sibfest — Sailing Uma [Step 32] - 82
Finding Dory — Sailing Uma [Step 33] - 83
Adventure Time — Sailing Uma [Step 34] - 84
Swimming With WILD Dolphins — Sailing Uma [Step 35] - 85
Squall Hopping to Miami — Sailing Uma [Step 36] - 86
We get NEW Stuff! — Sailing Uma [Step 37] - 87
70kt Storm in Miami — Sailing Uma [Step 38] - 88
Sailboat Interior FaceLift — Sailing Uma [Step 39] - 89
What'S UP — Sailing Uma [Step 40] - 90
Ground Tackle — Sailing Uma [Step 41] - 91
Checking out of Miami— Sailing Uma [Step 42] - 92
Season 4 Sneak Peak — Sailing Uma - 93
Sailing to the Bahamas with our electric sailboat — Sailing Uma [Step 43] - 94
Wreck diving in the Bahamas— Sailing Uma [Step 44] - 95
Stranded in the Bahamas (Sandy Holes) — Sailing Uma [Step 45] - 96
Bahamas to Haiti — Sailing Uma [Step 46] - 97
Take me to Church — Sailing Uma [Step 47] - 98
Le Burger Week — Sailing Uma [Step 48] - 99
Sailing Solo Towards a Hurricane — Sailing Uma [Step 53] - 100
HURRICANE SURVIVAL TACTICS (I Stayed on the boat in HAITI) — Sailing Uma [Step 54] - 101
Post Hurricane — Sailing Uma [Step 55] - 102
A Visa for Every Country — Sailing Uma [Step 56] - 103
Eco-Tourism in Haiti — Sailing Uma [Step 57] - 104
Sailing into the Sunset — Sailing Uma [Step 58] - 105
Friday the 13th in the Windward Passage — Sailing Uma [Step 59] - 106
Boat Work in Exotic Places — Sailing Uma [Step 60] - 107
Whatever the Opposite of Boat Repair is — Sailing Uma [Step 61] - 108
Multi-Million Dollar Playground — Sailing Uma [Step 62] - 109
Kika's Birthday Spreader Jump — Sailing Uma [Step 63] - 110
Perfect Downwind Sailing to the DR — Sailing Uma [Step 64] - 111
Is This How Rich People Feel? — Sailing Uma [Step 65] - 112
Kika Gets Rescued — Sailing Uma [Step 66] - 113
Life Changing Improvements — Sailing Uma [Step 67] - 114
WE GOT HIT! — Sailing Uma [Step 68] - 115
Exploring the two sides of San Juan — Sailing Uma [Step 69] - 116
Our ONE Regret — Sailing Uma [Step 70] - 117
When things don't go as planned — Sailing Uma [Step 71] - 118
How NOT to charge your batteries — Sailing Uma [Step 72] - 119
KECO Eco Cooler installation + New Ice Box — Sailing Uma [Step 73] - 120
Pulpit Repair and Sailing to Culebra — Sailing Uma [Step 74]
Season 17: UMA Refit 2023-2025137 episodesOngoing
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Building The Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 1) | Step 430 - 1
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 1 of 4) | Step 448 - 1
Everyone Said Our Black Solar Deck Would Be TOO HOT | Step 492. part 1 - 2
Building The Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 2) | Step 431 - 2
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 2 of 4) | Step 449 - 2
Our New Batteries: Double the capacity and half the weight (BUSES - Part 2) | Step 462 - 2
Destroying our New Solar Panels on Purpose... | Step 492 (Part 2) - 3
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (Part 3) | Step 437 - 3
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 3 of 4) | Step 450 - 3
Solving The Problem With Our New Batteries (BUSES - Part 3) | Step 463 - 3
We Covered Our Boat in Solar. Is It Enough? | Step 492 (Part 3) - 4
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (Part 4) | Step 438 - 4
We're Cutting Off our Keel (Part 4 of 4) | Step 451 - 5
Building the Ultimate Hard Dodger (part 5) | Step 456 - 15
Time to move out | Step 345 - 16
What Have We Done? | Step 346 - 17
THIS DIY tool is a game changer | Step 348 - 18
A New Boat Won't Fix The Problem | Step 349 - 19
Off With Her Head | Step 350 - 20
Our 90-7-3 Rule for Project Success | Step 351 - 21
Discovering MORE ISSUES | Step 352 - 22
my ugly truth | Step 353 - 23
Cutting Open our 50yr old sailboat... again | Step 354 - 24
10 Tools I Never Leave Behind! | Step 356 - 25
We Need a New Place to Live | Step 357 - 26
THIS is our new home | Step 358 - 27
This ULTRASOUND Will Determine Our Future | Step 359 - 28
DUST LIFE: Surviving 12 Days of Torture | Step 361 - 29
BOAT TOUR: VR Walk Through of Our NEW Design | Step 362 - 30
Living Full-Time on a small sailboat for 9 years (in 9 minute) | Step 363 - 31
Transforming our Sailboat to a Power Boat | Step 364 - 32
Ditch the Diesel: Electric Sailboat Conversion Tips & Tricks | Step 367 - 33
My first time camping alone… (what can possibly go wrong?) | Step 370 - 34
The Shocking Truth About Electric Propulsion | Step 371 - 35
Boat Work REALITY Check | YT | Step 373 - 36
BOAT WORK: It’s Time for a Change | Step 374 - 37
Is Our Boat SINKING on Land? | Step 379 - 38
EXCLUSIVE: Secrets Shared by Marine Battery Manufacturers | Step 381 - 39
The Most CRITICAL Part of Our Boat Refit | Step 382 - 40
We Built an Ancient Tool to Solve a Problem with our Boat | Step 383 - 41
The Final Destruction of Uma | Step 384 - 42
Slow and Unedited Boatwork | Step 385 - 43
Cutting Open our “New Hull”: What Could Go Wrong? | Step 386 - 44
If It Doesn’t Work, Hit It With a Hammer | Step 387 - 45
Building The World’s Strongest Pearson 36 | Step 388 - 46
Grinding It All Back Out | Step 389 - 47
When One Hole Closes, Another One Opens | Step 390 - 48
Let's Talk About Her Weight | Step 391 - 49
Don't Let Your Boat Rot : Balsa vs. Foam Core | Step 392 - 50
Our Sailboat is Now Rain-Proof | Step 393 - 51
Balsa Core FAIL | Step 394 - 52
The Solution To Our Core Problem | Step 395 - 53
Rebuilding our 50yr old Sailboat while Balancing Two Lives | Step 396 - 54
Trying Hard To Get it Right! | Step 397 - 55
This Reckless Design Flaw is Sinking Boats | Step 398 - 56
You Don't Know If You Don't Try | Step 399 - 57
The Only Privacy We Get: “Living Together 24/7” | Step 400 - 58
A Birthday Surprise He did Not Expect | Step 402 - 59
Was saving money a mistake? (Epoxy vs Vinylester) | Step 403 - 60
BOAT TOUR: Going from Nothing to Something | Step 401 - 61
ERROR 404 : Bilge Not Found - 62
Our Tiny Master Bedroom is Almost Complete | Step 405 - 63
Building an extra cabin in our tiny sailboat | Step 406 - 64
We're making our boat 4ft longer | Step 407 - 65
Q&A: Ask Us Anything (Life Update) | Step 408 - 66
4 Days in the Chain Locker: Worst Job Yet! | Step 409 - 67
Glueing and Screwing: Turning Raw Wood into Cabinets | Step 410 - 68
Spending an entire week figuring out what tool to use… | Step 411 - 69
Making our Boat Rebuild MORE Complicated | Step 412 - 70
Inspecting our Rudder, and It’s worse than we thought | Step 413 - 71
10 Reasons Rebuilding an Old Sailboat is a BAD IDEA | Step 414 - 72
10 Reasons Refitting a Boat is Better than Buying New | Step 415 - 73
Preparing for a big Change! | Step 416 - 74
It’s time for a Fresh Start! | Step 417 - 75
WE LIED: Replacing Our Electric Motor with Something Better! | Step 421 - 76
Going Back to ALL ELECTRIC: No Diesel, No Genset, No gas | Step 422 - 77
This Clever Boat Hack Will Stop ALL Leaks | Step 423 - 78
Making Our Rudder Orca-proof (Figuratively, We Hope) | Step 424 - 79
Making Uma Grey Again | Step 425 - 80
1,300 Legends on our 36 ft Boat | Step 426 - 81
Don't Insulate Your Boat Before Watching THIS! | Step 427 - 82
Spraying Cork Insulation... The CORRECT WAY | Step 428 - 83
Inspecting our 50yr old mast : Will it Survive Another Ocean Crossing? | Step 432 - 84
Forced to spend my first night onboard. | Step 433 - 85
Finally Sailing Again (but not the way we planned) | Step 434 - 86
Why Flexible Solar Panels Fail—and What We’re Using Instead | Step 436 - 87
We Had to Evacuate — Massive Fire Threatened the Shipyard | Step 439 - 88
Life Update : Preparing for the future - 89
The Messy, Satisfying Process of Installing Cork Insulation | Step 429 - 90
Delayed by 0% Chance of Rain | Step 440 - 91
We Ran an Experiment: Is Foam Really Better Than Plywood ? | Step 441 - 92
Building The Ultimate Sailboat Electric System (Oceanvolt Motors) | Step 442 - 93
We can't decide how to steer our boat | Step 443 - 94
3D Printing our Boat Parts | Step 444 - 95
74 Holes That Will Never Leak (Thanks to This Material) | Step 445 - 96
Cutting 10 Huge Holes in a Perfectly Good Hull… Are we crazy? | Step 446 - 97
Can we Fit 3.6kW of Solar on Our Tiny Sailboat? | Step 447 - 98
We Painted Our Entire Boat By Hand…(The Results were Shocking) | Step 452 - 99
Woke up to Sailboat on Fire! | Step 453 - 100
Keeping the ocean out: Portlights & Hatches installation | Step 454 - 101
Installing Boat Hardware That Doesn't Suck! | Step 455 - 102
Our New Water Tanks Don't Fit !| Step 457 - 103
We Sprayed Cork All Over Our Ceiling | Step 458 - 104
We barely recognized our own boat | Step 459 - 105
Making Space For More Batteries | Step 460 - 106
Finishing a 7 year old Project | Step 461 - 107
Securing and Plumbing our New Watertanks | Step 464 - 108
Clever Plumbing Hacks for a Sailboat | Step 465 - 109
Connecting the System That Will Run Our Entire Electric Sailboat | Step 466 - 110
Wiring 50kWh of Lithium Batteries (The Correct Way) | Step 467 - 111
Turning our Monohull Into a Catamaran (Without Adding a Hull) | Step 468 - 112
Unfiltered Raw Live Update (Our Plans for 2026) - 113
We Didn’t Expect to Weld on Our Fiberglass Boat | Step 469 - 114
No Diesel, No Generator: How We’ll Charge our All-electric Sailboat | Step 470 - 115
Our Electrical System isn’t “smart” | Step 471 - 116
Solving Messy Boat Wiring: Our Conduit System Explained | Step 472 - 117
Designing a Fail-Safe Sailboat Anchoring System (From Wiring to Anchor) | Step 473 - 118
There’s No Going Back Now | Step 474 - 119
This Is the Last Line of Defense Before Our Boat Sinks | Step 475 - 120
Drilling holes in our boat to make it unsinkable | Step 476
Our ALL-ELECTRIC Sailboat build15 episodesOngoing
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Our New Batteries: Double the capacity and half the weight (BUSES - Part 2) | Step 462 - 2
Destroying our New Solar Panels on Purpose... | Step 492 (Part 2) - 3
Solving The Problem With Our New Batteries (BUSES - Part 3) | Step 463 - 3
We Covered Our Boat in Solar. Is It Enough? | Step 492 (Part 3) - 5
WE LIED: Replacing Our Electric Motor with Something Better! | Step 421 - 6
Going Back to ALL ELECTRIC: No Diesel, No Genset, No gas | Step 422 - 7
Building The Ultimate Sailboat Electric System (Oceanvolt Motors) | Step 442 - 8
Making Space For More Batteries | Step 460 - 9
Connecting the System That Will Run Our Entire Electric Sailboat | Step 466 - 10
Wiring 50kWh of Lithium Batteries (The Correct Way) | Step 467 - 11
Turning our Monohull Into a Catamaran (Without Adding a Hull) | Step 468 - 12
No Diesel, No Generator: How We’ll Charge our All-electric Sailboat | Step 470 - 13
Our Electrical System isn’t “smart” | Step 471 - 14
The Hidden System Behind 6X More Solar on Our Tiny Sailboat | Step 490 - 15
Installing 30 Solar Panels on a 36ft Sailboat | Step 491
Season 5: Caribbean Junkets (2017-2018)59 episodes
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Battle of The Channels PART 1 (Uma vs Atticus) - Sailing Uma [Step 123] - 2
Perfect Downwind Sailing to the DR — Sailing Uma [Step 64] - 3
Is This How Rich People Feel? — Sailing Uma [Step 65] - 4
Kika Gets Rescued — Sailing Uma [Step 66] - 5
Life Changing Improvements — Sailing Uma [Step 67] - 6
WE GOT HIT! — Sailing Uma [Step 68] - 7
Exploring the two sides of San Juan — Sailing Uma [Step 69] - 8
Our ONE Regret — Sailing Uma [Step 70] - 9
When things don't go as planned — Sailing Uma [Step 71] - 10
How NOT to charge your batteries — Sailing Uma [Step 72] - 11
KECO Eco Cooler installation + New Ice Box — Sailing Uma [Step 73] - 12
Pulpit Repair and Sailing to Culebra — Sailing Uma [Step 74] - 13
We found a BOMB! — Sailing Uma [Step 76] - 14
Cruising Life in Culebrita — Sailing Uma [Step 77] - 15
PIZZA PI — The best pizza of the caribbean — Sailing Uma [Step 78] - 16
"Man" Overboard (Rescuing our new crew member) — Sailing Uma [Step 79] - 17
Naked Night Dive + Exploring the Baths — Sailing Uma [Step 80] - 18
SECRET DIVE SITE in the BVIs — Sailing Uma [Step 81] - 19
SABA, WTF is this Place!?— Sailing Uma [Step 82] - 20
Stranded on a beach in Saba— Sailing Uma [Step 83] - 21
The Reality of Living Minimally on a Sailboat in the Caribbean — Sailing Uma [Step 84] - 22
Trace des Alizés. Hiking through the rainforest and exploring a volcano — Sailing Uma [Step 85] - 23
Finally Sailing South — Sailing Uma [Step 86] - 24
The Fish That Killed Itself— Sailing Uma [Step 87] - 25
Day Sailing Martinique — Sailing Uma [Step 88] - 26
What We Think of This Catamaran — Sailing Uma [Step 89] - 27
Sailing CHAOS, Tour des Yoles, Martinique 2017— Sailing Uma [Step 90] - 28
Captain Kika's SOLO SAIL...(ish) — Sailing Uma [Step 91] - 29
The Grenadines, a Sailor's Paradise — Sailing Uma [Step 92] - 30
That time we Almost Sailed over a Volcano — Sailing Uma [Step 93] - 31
Getting Ready to Sail Downwind— Sailing Uma [Step 94] - 32
Beautiful Sail to Bonaire — Sailing Uma [Step 95] - 33
Glow in The Dark Underwater Crab Sex— Sailing Uma [Step 96] - 34
On The Rocks! — Sailing Uma [Step 97] - 35
Curacao Shenanigans — Sailing Uma [Step 98] - 36
REBUILDING Our Electric Motor - Going Direct drive — Sailing Uma [Step 99] - 37
Replacing our Autopilot with a CapeHorn WINDVANE — Sailing Uma [Step 101] - 38
Cleaning our copper bottom hull — Sailing Uma [Step 102] - 39
Getting Knocked Down— Sailing Uma [Step 103] - 40
A $3,000 Problem — Sailing Uma [Step 104] - 41
A trip to the mountains of Colombia — Sailing Uma [Step 105] - 42
Making a Movie in Cartagena— Sailing Uma [Step 106] - 43
Saying Goodbye !— Sailing Uma [Step 107] - 44
Blame it on the Dolphins? — Sailing Uma [Step 108] - 45
Becalmed at sea — Sailing Uma [Step 109] - 46
Dragging Anchor — Sailing Uma [Step 110] - 47
Breathtaking Quest up the Rio Dulce — Sailing Uma [Step 111] - 48
Why we chose the Rio?— Sailing Uma [Step 112] - 49
781 HOLES in our Boat — Sailing Uma [Step 113] - 50
Our Porta-Bote Sunk + Fiberglassing FAIL — Sailing Uma [Step 114] - 51
Our Sailboat gets a MAKEOVER! — Sailing Uma [Step 115] - 52
TIKAL! The Best Sunrise Ever! — Sailing Uma [Step 116] - 53
Head Injury at sea!— Sailing Uma [Step 117] - 54
We've been doing it ALL WRONG! — Sailing Uma [Step 118] - 55
Buying a Blue Water SAILBOAT for $3,000 CASH— Sailing Uma [Step 119] - 56
I had Lasik Eye SURGERY in Mexico— Sailing Uma [Step 120] - 57
They Said it Was Impossible — Sailing Uma [Step 121] - 58
Everything Looks SEXY in Slow Motion - Sailing Uma [Step 122] - 59
The End of a Chapter — Sailing Uma [Step 124]
Season 12: NORWAY (2020-2021)48 episodes
- 1
Our #1 SAFETY PRIORITY (Autopilot or Windvane) — Sailing Uma [Step 261] - 2
We sailed to NORWAY! — Sailing Uma [Step 231] - 3
The North Sea isn't always Storms and Bad Weather — Sailing Uma [Step 232] - 4
A lot Can Change in Only 3 miles — Sailing Uma [Step 233] - 5
Irresponsible...?? But Necessary — Sailing Uma [Step 234] - 6
CATCH & COOK Norwegian Style — Sailing Uma [Step 235] - 7
Better Than The Bahamas — Sailing Uma [Step 236] - 8
A Life Ruled by the Wind — Sailing Uma [Step 237] - 9
The Trouble With Gas Outboards — Sailing Uma [Step 238] - 10
We Don't Sail in Storms . — Sailing Uma [Step 239] - 11
Were We Overly Optimistic About This Weather? — Sailing Uma [Step 240] - 12
What Lies Beyond Trolltunga — Hiking Uma [Step 241] - 13
Cruising Guides Don't Mention This Secret Passage — Sailing Uma [Step 242] - 14
Sailing Into The Longest Fjord in the World — Sailing Uma [Step 243] - 15
Forced To Leave — Sailing Uma [Step 244] - 16
This Glacier Destroyed 9 Farms! — Sailing Uma [Step 245] - 17
The Truth About VIKINGS! — Sailing Uma [Step 246] - 18
Aerial Silks Epicness — Sailing Uma [Step 247] - 19
A Tiny House on a Big Cliff — Sailing Uma [Step 248] - 20
The ALMOST Perfect Electric Sailboat — Sailing Uma [Step 249] - 21
Our 6 month old Secret — Sailing Uma [Step 250] - 22
Leaving our Sailboat Behind — Sailing Uma [Step 251] - 23
We Have 3 Days To Hide... — Sailing Uma [Step 252] - 24
The Shortest Day of Our Lives — Sailing Uma [Step 253] - 25
Life Onboard When Everything is FROZEN — Sailing Uma [Step 254] - 26
Cold Dark Days — Sailing Uma [Step 255] - 27
Preparing For Something Special — Sailing Uma [Step 256] - 28
When Everything Goes According To Plan — Sailing Uma [Step 257] - 29
This Glass of Water Cost $10,000! — Sailing Uma [Step 258] - 30
I trust her with my life — Sailing Uma [Step 259] - 31
The Stress and Anxiety of a Chill Winter Sail — Sailing Uma [Step 260] - 32
Not What We'd Expect From a Winter Sail — Sailing Uma [Step 262] - 33
The True meaning of DRAMA— Sailing Uma [Step 263] - 34
You WON'T BELIEVE What We Found Out Here — Sailing Uma [Step 264] - 35
What Happens When You Sail Across The ARCTIC CIRCLE — Sailing Uma [Step 265] - 36
A Whisky Inspired Decision— Sailing Uma [Step 266] - 37
I’m glad we’re not SCARED of this! — Sailing Uma [Step 267] - 38
Cruising Life in Lofoten: Hike, Sail, HIDE... Repeat — Sailing Uma [Step 268] - 39
HURRICANE FORCE Arctic Storm Approaching! — Sailing Uma [Step 269] - 40
What happened April 7, 2021 — Sailing Uma [Step 270] - 41
Sailing through Ice and Snow — Sailing Uma [Step 271] - 42
Dangerously Low on Power, With No Way to Charge! — Sailing Uma [Step 272] - 43
No Sailing, Just BULLSH!T — Sailing Uma [Step 273] - 44
This girl is crazy and I love it !— Sailing Uma [Step274] - 45
Dam it Norway! — Sailing Uma [Step 275] - 46
We only get 1 Day of Summer — Sailing Uma [Step 276] - 47
Ripping Out our Electric Motor for the LAST TIME! — Sailing Uma [Step 277] - 48
We Bought a "MOBILE MARINA" — Sailing Uma [Step 278]
Season 10: United Kingdom (2019-2020)26 episodes
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A "Master Class" in Advanced Video Selfies - How we Filmed Step #217 - 2
What you DON'T See at a Boat Show— Sailing Uma [Step 193] - 3
It Took 5 Years to Create This Revolutionary Lifejacket— Sailing Uma [Step 194] - 4
Rowing Across 2 Oceans in 1 Year — Sailing Uma [Step 195] - 5
She Will Always Remember her First... — Sailing Uma [Step 196] - 6
Maybe we Should have taken Sailing Lessons — Sailing Uma [Step 197] - 7
I'm Excited to See Something Different— Sailing Uma [Step 198] - 8
Traveling With a Haitian Passport SUCKS! — Sailing Uma [Step 199] - 9
Christmas Starts Today!— Sailing Uma [Step 200] - 10
Building an Accessible DREAM Catamaran! — Sailing Uma [Step 201] - 11
Finally a Catamaran Built for SAILING! — Sailing Uma [Step 202] - 12
An Unplanned Trip To MARS — Sailing Uma [Step 203] - 13
Winter in the UK isn't that bad! — Sailing Uma [Step 204] - 14
Our New HOME OFFICE, Solving The ONE Problem ALL Nav. Desks Have — Sailing Uma [Step 205] - 15
5 Years Living offgrid on an ALL ELECTRIC Sailboat — Sailing Uma [Step 206] - 16
We spent 2 days sailing on the ROYAL NAVY Flag Ship! — Sailing Uma [Step 207] - 17
I tried Captaining a WARSHIP + (Full Tour of HMS Albion) — Sailing Uma [Step 208] - 18
No More Halyard Banging...FINALLY!— Sailing Uma [Step 209] - 19
We took COLD SHOWERS for 5 Years — Sailing Uma [Step 210] - 20
We Had to RIP IT ALL Back Out — Sailing Uma [Step 211] - 21
Getting Rid of our DIY Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 212] - 22
CONVERTING to an Oceanvolt Electric Sail Drive — Sailing Uma [Step 213] - 23
Couples Who PLAY Together STAY Together!— Sailing Uma [Step 214] - 24
INITIAL TEST of our Oceanvolt Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 215] - 25
Upgrading to a 40ft Sailboat— Sailing Uma [Step 216] - 26
A Minimalist Life on the Water — Sailing Uma [Step 217]
Season 6: Sailboat Refit (2018)25 episodes
- 1
Hefty Susan (Sailboat Galley Refit -Part 1) — Sailing Uma [Step 134] - 2
Sailboat DIY Head Renovation (Part 2) — Sailing Uma [Step 133] - 3
Doing it Delos style (A Beer Chugging Challenge with Brian) — Sailing Uma [Step 125] - 4
What's next? — Sailing Uma [Step 126] - 5
Changing our toilet system! — Sailing Uma [Step 127] - 6
1 step aHEAD, 2 steps back— Sailing Uma [Step 128] - 7
48 Hours in the Bahamas — Sailing Uma [Step 129] - 8
1000 miles on an Outremer 5x (UMA 2.0 ?)— Sailing Uma [Step 130] - 9
The Fog — Sailing Uma [Step 131] - 10
Sailboat DIY Head Renovation (Part I)— Sailing Uma [Step 132] - 11
Is Pooping in the Ocean Wrong? - 12
Uma's new Battle Born LITHIUM heart ❤ — Sailing Uma [Step 135] - 13
Sailboat Galley Renovation (DIY Corian Countertop) — Sailing Uma [Step 136] - 14
Electric Motor and Copper Bottom UPDATE — Sailing Uma [Step 137] - 15
Building a Zen Garden on a Sailboat!— Sailing Uma [Step 138] - 16
Pushing our Electric Motor to its Limit— Sailing Uma [Step 139] - 17
Circumnavigating Fort Lauderdale — Sailing Uma [Step 141] - 18
How to Splice Dyneema Lazy Jacks— Sailing Uma [Step 142] - 19
12,000 Miles with NO Lifelines — Sailing Uma [Step 143] - 20
The 3 phases of Building Lifelines — Sailing Uma [Step 144] - 21
Stanchions ARE NOT Enough (DIY Lifelines) — Sailing Uma [Step 145] - 22
Windlass FAILURE by myself [Sailing Uma — Step 146] - 23
Haiti Sailing Cup 2018— Sailing Uma [Step 147] - 24
B&G Brain Transplant [Sailing Uma — Step 148] - 25
Our Last Big Boat Project of the Year— Sailing Uma [Step 149]
All about our ELECTRIC MOTOR (from the beginning)23 episodes
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We built our own ELECTRIC MOTOR (Electro-Beke, part 1) — Sailing Uma [Step 17] - 2
We WAISTED $3k on a rebuilt Diesel Engine! — Sailing Uma [Step 3] - 3
Experimental Wiring of our Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 19] - 4
Testing our electric motor for the first time!— Sailing Uma [Step 21] - 5
Creating MORE SPACE on a SMALL BOAT— Sailing Uma [Step 24] - 6
REBUILDING Our Electric Motor - Going Direct drive — Sailing Uma [Step 99] - 7
Uma's new Battle Born LITHIUM heart ❤ — Sailing Uma [Step 135] - 8
Electric Sailboats: An HONEST Discussion — Sailing Uma [Step 140] - 9
Getting Rid of our DIY Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 212] - 10
CONVERTING to an Oceanvolt Electric Sail Drive — Sailing Uma [Step 213] - 11
INITIAL TEST of our Oceanvolt Electric Motor — Sailing Uma [Step 215] - 12
Our New Electric Motor is TOO LOUD!— Sailing Uma [Step 222] - 13
DIESEL vs ELECTRIC Sailboat BEFORE and AFTER — Sailing Uma [Step 223] - 14
Dangerously Low on Power, With No Way to Charge! — Sailing Uma [Step 272] - 15
Ripping Out our Electric Motor for the LAST TIME! — Sailing Uma [Step 277] - 16
The Problem with Modern Yacht Design - 17
The Shocking Truth About Electric Propulsion | Step 371 - 18
Technical Boat Tour: Voyage 590 Hybrid-Electric Catamaran | Step 378 - 19
WE LIED: Replacing Our Electric Motor with Something Better! | Step 421 - 20
Going Back to ALL ELECTRIC: No Diesel, No Genset, No gas | Step 422 - 21
Building The Ultimate Sailboat Electric System (Oceanvolt Motors) | Step 442 - 22
Turning our Monohull Into a Catamaran (Without Adding a Hull) | Step 468 - 23
Our Electrical System isn’t “smart” | Step 471